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The synonyms of “Prepare” are: develop, educate, train, fix, gear up, ready, set, set up, cook, make, groom, devise, get up, machinate, organise, organize, make ready, get ready, put together, draw up, produce, arrange, assemble, construct, compose, edit, work out, think up, conceive, formulate, concoct, fashion, work up, lay, get, muster, dish up, blend, infuse, brew, primed, make preparations, arrange things, make provision, get everything set, take the necessary steps, do the necessary, lay the groundwork, do the spadework, gear oneself up, gird up one's loins, fit oneself out, rig oneself out, provide, arm oneself, get into shape, practise, exercise, warm up, study, work, do preparation, revise, do homework, instruct, teach, coach, tutor, inculcate, discipline, drill, prime, brief, guide, direct, put in the picture, brace, tense, steel, steady, buttress, strengthen, fortify, predisposed, of a mind
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “prepare” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| arm oneself | Supply with arms. |
| arrange | Make arrangements for. They arranged to meet at eleven o clock. |
| arrange things | Make arrangements for. |
| assemble | (of male moths) gather for mating in response to a pheromone released by a female. The males assemble and hang by their front legs within a yard or two of the female. |
| blend | Blend or harmonize. He blends in with the crowd. |
| brace | Support or hold steady and make steadfast with or as if with a brace. She braced her feet against a projecting shelf. |
| brew | Prepare by brewing. A storm was brewing. |
| brief | Instruct a barrister by brief. The reporters were briefed about the President s plan to invade. |
| buttress | Reinforce with a buttress. Authority was buttressed by religious belief. |
| coach | Drive a coach. Fly or coach to the shores of the Mediterranean. |
| compose | Calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet. Christians compose 40 per cent of the state s population. |
| conceive | Create (an embryo) by fertilizing an egg. The racist conceives such people to be inferior. |
| concoct | Make a concoction of by mixing. His cronies concocted a simple plan. |
| construct | Form (a sentence) according to grammatical rules. A company that constructs oil rigs. |
| cook | Transform by heating. My husband doesn t cook. |
| develop | Cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development. Develop the melody and change the key. |
| devise | Come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort. Devise a plan to take over the director s office. |
| direct | Give directions to point somebody into a certain direction. He directed that no picture from his collection could be sold. |
| discipline | Develop (a child’s or animal’s) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control. A member of staff was to be disciplined by management. |
| dish up | Make concave; shape like a dish. |
| do homework | Be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity. |
| do preparation | Give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally. |
| do the necessary | Proceed or get along. |
| do the spadework | Proceed or get along. |
| draw up | Allow a draft. |
| drill | Produce a hole in something by or as if by boring with a drill. The troops were drilling. |
| edit | Be editor of a newspaper or magazine. The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years. |
| educate | Create by training and teaching. She had crises of conscience about how best to educate her youngest child. |
| exercise | Cause an animal to take exercise. She still exercised every day. |
| fashion | Make out of components (often in an improvising manner. The skins were fashioned into boots and shoes. |
| fit oneself out | Be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired. |
| fix | Decide upon or fix definitely. Ruth fixed herself a cold drink. |
| formulate | Express (an idea) in a concise or systematic way. Use special effects paints that are formulated for the task. |
| fortify | Add nutrients to. The girl was fortified by her religious faith. |
| gear oneself up | Set the level or character of. |
| gear up | Set the level or character of. |
| get | Take vengeance on or get even. She didn t get his name when they met the first time. |
| get everything set | Grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of. |
| get into shape | Communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone. |
| get ready | Achieve a point or goal. |
| get up | Go through (mental or physical states or experiences. |
| gird up one's loins | Raise. |
| groom | Give a neat and tidy appearance to (someone. Star pupils who are groomed for higher things. |
| guide | Use as a guide. Information is available to guide you through the planning and development process. |
| inculcate | Teach (someone) an attitude, idea, or habit by persistent instruction. I tried to inculcate in my pupils an attitude of enquiry. |
| infuse | Undergo the process of infusion. Saline was infused into the aorta. |
| instruct | Give instructions or directions for some task. He instructed them in the use of firearms. |
| lay | Used with an abstract noun so that the phrase formed has the same meaning as the verb related to the noun used e g lay the blame on means to blame. This hen doesn t lay. |
| lay the groundwork | Prepare or position for action or operation. |
| machinate | Engage in plots; scheme. He machinated against other bishops. |
| make | Make by shaping or bringing together constituents. Make a mess in one s office. |
| make preparations | Change from one form into another. |
| make provision | Proceed along a path. |
| make ready | Charge with a function; charge to be. |
| muster | Assemble (troops), especially for inspection or in preparation for battle. I finally mustered up the courage to call them. |
| of a mind | Be in charge of or deal with. |
| organise | Form or join a union. |
| organize | Create (as an entity. Organize a strike. |
| practise | Perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly or regularly in order to acquire, improve or maintain proficiency in it. We still practise some of these rituals today. |
| predisposed | Make susceptible. |
| prime | Insert a primer into a gun mine or charge preparatory to detonation or firing. Prime a car engine. |
| primed | Cover with a primer; apply a primer to. |
| produce | Cause (a particular result or situation) to happen or exist. The plant produces blue flowers in late autumn. |
| provide | Make a possibility or provide opportunity for permit to be attainable or cause to remain. Emma was handsomely provided for in Frannie s will. |
| put in the picture | Cause (someone) to undergo something. |
| put together | Cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation. |
| ready | Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use event etc. Get the children ready for school. |
| revise | Revise or reorganize especially for the purpose of updating and improving. He had cause to revise his opinion a moment after expressing it. |
| rig oneself out | Equip with sails or masts. |
| set | Set in type. My book will be typeset nicely. |
| set up | Urge to attack someone. |
| steady | Make steady. I took a deep breath to steady my nerves. |
| steel | Cover plate or edge with steel. His team were steeling themselves for disappointment. |
| strengthen | Give a healthy elasticity to. The wind won t strengthen until after dark. |
| study | Be a student follow a course of study be enrolled at an institute of learning. He is meditating in his study. |
| take the necessary steps | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract. |
| teach | Work as a teacher. He came one day each week to teach painting. |
| tense | Become tense typically through anxiety or nervousness. Alternately relax and tense your calf muscle. |
| think up | Imagine or visualize. |
| train | Create by training and teaching. Charles trained to London with Emma. |
| tutor | Be a tutor to someone give individual instruction. She tutored me in Spanish. |
| warm up | Get warm or warmer. |
| work | Set to or keep at work. This method doesn t work. |
| work out | Operate in a certain place, area, or specialty. |
| work up | Operate in a certain place, area, or specialty. |
| arrange | Make arrangements for. They hoped to arrange a meeting. |
| array | An arrangement of quantities or symbols in rows and columns; a matrix. He was clothed in fine array. |
| cleanup | The fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team. |
| codify | Arrange according to a plan or system. This would codify existing intergovernmental cooperation on drugs. |
| configure | Arrange or put together in a particular form or configuration. Two of the aircraft will be configured as VIP transports. |
| construct | Form (an idea or theory) by bringing together various conceptual elements. Construct a sentence. |
| cook | Someone who cooks food. I told you I could cook. |
| coordinate | Form a coordinate bond to an atom or molecule. Coordinate the painters masons and plumbers. |
| create | Create by artistic means. Little kids create because they hate being ignored. |
| deploy | Place troops or weapons in battle formation. The U S deploys its weapons in the Middle East. |
| establish | Establish the validity of something as by an example explanation or experiment. The principle of the supremacy of national parliaments needs to be firmly established. |
| format | Especially in computing arrange or put into a format. He has just re issued the collection in CD format. |
| found | Set up or found. Found art. |
| harmonize | Bring (several things) into consonance or relate harmoniously. The need to harmonize British practice with the new European standards. |
| install | Place (someone) in a new position of authority, especially with ceremony. Ashley installed herself behind her table. |
| installation | A building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry. Computer installations. |
| institute | An association organized to promote art or science or education. She intended to institute divorce proceedings. |
| make | Make or cause to be or to become. Make up a room. |
| orchestrate | Write an orchestra score for. The song cycle was stunningly arranged and orchestrated. |
| orchestration | The planning or coordination of the elements of a situation to produce a desired effect, especially surreptitiously. The orchestration of the campaign needed tightening. |
| ordering | Logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements. There were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list. |
| organize | Arrange by systematic planning and united effort. Organize a strike. |
| preparation | The state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action. She continued her preparations for the party. |
| ready | Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use event etc. A ready source of cash. |
| redefine | Give a new or different definition to. The role of the Emperor was redefined. |
| reorganize | Change the way in which (something) is organized. We have to reorganize the entire workload. |
| setup | The way something is organized or arranged. It takes time to learn the setup around here. |
| sizing | Any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics. |
| systematize | Arrange according to an organized system; make systematic. Systematize our scientific knowledge. |
| troubleshoot | Analyse and solve serious problems for a company or other organization. When managers troubleshoot it strengthens the whole team. |
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